tó-efnes
On a level with, ⬩ abreast of, ⬩ alongside, ⬩ beside
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On a level with, abreast of, alongside, beside Andlang weges óð tóemnes ðære micelan díc the boundary runs along the road until it comes on a level with the great dike, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 251, 3.
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eácen
Increased, great, vast, powerful ⬩ auctus, magnus, pŏtens, grăvĭdus
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Cræfte eácen great in skill, Exon. 128 a; Th. 492, 26; Rä. 81, 21: 14; Rä. 81, 15: 103 a; Th. 391, 21; Rä. 10, 8. Nǽron ge swá eácne mód-geþances ye were not so powerful in mental thought, Cd. 179; Th. 224, 14; Dan. 136
fædera
An uncle, a father's brother ⬩ patruus
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Mínes fæderan þridda fæder my uncle's great grandfather, Wrt. Voc. 52, 16
þrýþ-swíþ
Exceedingly powerful
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Exceedingly powerful Mǽre þeóden unblíðe sæt, þolode ðrýðswýð, þegnsorge dreáh the great prince sat cheerless, he, mighty, suffered, grief for his thanes' loss he endured, Beo. Th. 262; B. 131.
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hlýd
Rumour
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Rumour, noise made in discussing an event Mardocheus wearð þurh þá micclan hlýde cúð þám cyninge the matter made such a great noise that Mordecai became known to the king, Hml. A. 95, 120. [In Ps. Spl.
Cwanta-wíc
St. Josse-sur-Mer or Estaples, the ancient name of which was Quantovic or Quentawich
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D. 839] there was a great slaughter at London and at Estaples and at Rochester, Chr. 839; Erl. 66, 17
Driffeld
Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshire ⬩ oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi
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Great DRIFFIELD, in the East Riding of Yorkshire; oppĭdi nomen in agro Eboracensi Hér Aldfriþ Norþan Hymbra cining forþférde, on xix kl' Jan. onDriffelda in this year [A.
mægen-strang
Strong in power
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Strong in power Hú ðú mǽre eart mihtig and mægenstrang how great thou (Christ) art, how mighty and strong in power, Hy. 3, 21; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 21. Ðú eart se miccla and se mægenstranga, 3, 38; Hy. Grn. ii. 282, 38.
ge-rúme
Ample, roomy, expanded, made open ⬩ amplus, spătiōsus, dīlātus, pătĕfactus ⬩ spacious ⬩ opportunus
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Syndon ðíne willan rihte and gerúme thy wishes are right and great, 188; Th. 234, 12; Dan. 291
pleón
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MSS.) the same David exposed his host to great danger, Past. 3, 2 ; Swt. 37, 7. Se ðe on ðæm gefeohte ðisses andweardan lífes nile suincan ne his selfes plión, 34, 1 ; Swt. 229, 20
ge-fylnes
Fulness ⬩ fulfilment ⬩ performance ⬩ completion
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Ðe hie swá mycle gefylnesse hæfdon of which they had so great fulness, 135, 24. Gifylnisse plenitudinis, Rtl. 83, 18
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meagolmód-ness
Earnestness ⬩ diligence
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Earnestness, diligence Hé sang ǽghwylce dæge mæssan Gode töólofe myd swýðe mycelre meagolmódnysse and myd wépendum teárum every day he sang mass to the praise of God with very great earnestness, and with tears, Shrn. 98, 3.
ge-deorf
Labour ⬩ trouble ⬩ tribulation ⬩ lăbor ⬩ trībŭlātio
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For his micclum gedeorfum for his great labours, Homl. Th. ii. 522, 3 : 82, 33
ge-dyn
A din ⬩ noise ⬩ frăgor ⬩ clangor
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Gedyne micle with a great din, Exon. 102 a; Th. 385, 16; Rä. 4. 45
deóre
Dearly, with great price ⬩ cāre, magno
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Dearly, with great price; cāre, magno Deóre he hit bohte vel sealde he bought or sold it dearly; care vendĭdit, Ælfc. Gl. 35; Som. 62, 84; Wrt. Voc. 28, 62.
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wundor-cræft
wondrous skill ⬩ great cunning ⬩ miraculous power
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wondrous skill, great cunning Hé lǽmen fæt biwyrcan hét wundorcræfte, Exon. Th. 277, 4; Jul. 575. miraculous power Hé cyninges bróðor áwehte wundor-cræfte þurh Dryhtnes miht, ðæt hé of deáðe árás, Apstls. Kmbl. 110; Ap. 55.
met
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eágan beóþ unscearpsýno; þonne sceal hé þá eágan weccan mid gnídingum, mid gongum, mid rádum, oþþe mid þý þe hine mon bere oþþe on wǽne ferige; and hý sculan nyttian lytlum and forhtlicum metum ( these means are to be employed in small doses and with great
carles wǽn
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the churl's wain, the constellation of the Great Bear; Ursa Major Carles wǽn ne gǽþ nǽfre adúne under ðyssere eorþan, swá swá óðre tunglan dóþ the churl's wain never goes down under this earth, as other constellations do, Bd. de nat.
cine-líc
Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate ⬩ congruus, cornpetens
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Of a like kind, agreeable, suitable, adequate; congruus, cornpetens Ðæt we wilnian to heorn fultum be swá manegum mannum swá us cinelíc þince æt swá micelere spræce that we desire aid from them of so many men as may seem to us adequate for so great a
eorþ-nafela
Earth-navel, asparagus ⬩ aspărăgus officinālis
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Wyll miclan eorþnafolan boil the great asparagus, Lchdm. iii. 18, 7. Eorþnafala asparagus, iii. 6, 15. Genim eorþnaflan [MS. B. -nafelan] take asparagus, Herb. 97, 1; Lchdm. i. 210, 8
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